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Digg it UP - 73 1/2 Things I Have Learned on Stage
Home Business: Does One Need An External Solution Or An Internal Resolution?
A home business on the Internet: The lure of it entices us as we surf the net. Vivid images begin to dance in our heads; swimming pools, exotic cars, romantic vacations, and money…..lots of money to spare.We envision ample quality time with our family and plenty of money to send our children to the very best private universities. We picture a comfortable retirement in some well-heeled sunny enclave.Beneath those dancing visions often lurks some harsh reality that presently darkens our day to day existence or even overwhelms our lives and that serves as the impetus that spurs us to look for a home business and a “way out”.For each of us, the desire or need for change is unique. Perhaps we are fed up with a job, which only allows us the bare necessities of life. Some
than spandex and a good pair of suck-me-in panties.A home business on the Internet: The lure of it entices us as we surf the net. Vivid images begin to dance in our heads; swimming pools, exotic cars, romantic vacations, and money…..lots of money to spare.We envision ample quality time with our family and plenty of money to send our children to the very best private universities. We picture a comfortable retirement in some well-heeled sunny enclave.Beneath those dancing visions often lurks some harsh reality that presently darkens our day to day existence or even overwhelms our lives and that serves as the impetus that spurs us to look for a home business and a “way out”.For each of us, the desire or need for change is unique. Perhaps we are fed up with a job, which only allows us the bare necessities of life. Some
33. Nobody notices normal.
34. It’s okay if somebody doesn’t “get” what you do.
35. Be true to who you are and at the end of the day you’ll know that you did your best.
36. Mingle with your audience first if you can.
37. Dress like you. If you’re a southern redneck, don’t come out in a ball gown.
38. When something really cool and unexpected happens on stage, write it down. Work it into your act.
39. Think of how radically different the world would be if our every decision was made thinking of someone else first.
40. Dream big.
Crisis Management Can Be The Important Key To Your Company's Survival
A crisis can be a powerful impetus to your company’s short and long term survival. Contrast these two separate incidents involving world renowned products.In the fall of 1982 , seven people died after taking Johnson and Johnson’s Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules that been laced with cyanide.Guided by the company’s credo that the focus of its company was its customers the CEO set on a course of alerting the public to the dangers and recalled 31 million bottles of the product , at a cost of then $ 100 million .The company told customers that it would stop production until it could provide tamper resistant caplets and launched an investigation to find the culprit . The company also offered to exchange the millions of bottles of Tylenol capsules that had already been
1. Find out about your audience in advance if you can. A crisis can be a powerful impetus to your company’s short and long term survival. Contrast these two separate incidents involving world renowned products.In the fall of 1982 , seven people died after taking Johnson and Johnson’s Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules that been laced with cyanide.Guided by the company’s credo that the focus of its company was its customers the CEO set on a course of alerting the public to the dangers and recalled 31 million bottles of the product , at a cost of then $ 100 million .The company told customers that it would stop production until it could provide tamper resistant caplets and launched an investigation to find the culprit . The company also offered to exchange the millions of bottles of Tylenol capsules that had already been
2. There is no room for mediocre.
3. Your clients don’t care how talented you are, that’s already an assumption. What they care about is whether their audience will like you.
4. The show must go on.
5. Likeability is everything.
6. Your opening sets the tone. Make it good. It’s hard to bounce back from a weak opening. You can lose them in the first couple of minutes.
7. You can not prepare for every distraction to your show. Just stay calm and react.
8. A bad demo is worse than no demo.
9. Excitement is contagious.
10. It pays to add worth to your estimate, but never underestimate your worth. (It sounded better at home.)
11. Never eat chili before a show.
12. Success is not what the world tells you it. You decide what success looks like to you.
13. Being comfortable on stage is everything.
14. You are performing from the minute you answer your phone and engage in a conversation right up until …well, it never stops…..you are always “on.”
15. Speak like you speak – talk to them, not at them.
16. When disruptions happen, acknowledge them. Don’t pretend that you aren’t aware the lights just went out. If you can make a joke about it, your audience will think you’re a genius.
17. Live and learn and always treat yourself as a work in progress.
18. Success is not a method, it’s an attitude.
19. Find a way to be the only one who does what you do.
20. Timing is everything – on stage and off.
21. If they see your passion for what you do, they will feel it too.
22. You are not a star to be admired. You are a vessel so that your gift may flow through you – remember that and serve others.
23. Praying helps.
24. If it doesn’t get a laugh, pretend like it wasn’t supposed to.
25. Remember that your audience wants you to do well. They aren’t waiting for you mess up. They are cheering you on.
26. You never know who is sitting in your audience.
27. Marketing is simply telling them you are here. Any way you know how.
28. Watch game film.
29. Never underestimate the value of a thank-you note.
30. Get a website.
31. 10% of your audience will hate you because they hate everybody. 10% will love you because they love everybody. 80% will reserve judgment. That’s the group you want to impress. Forget about the unhappy 10%. You’ll never change them.
32. Nothing will help your appearance more than spandex and a good pair of suck-me-in panties.
33. Nobody notices normal.
34. It’s okay if somebody doesn’t “get” what you do.
35. Be true to who you are and at the end of the day you’ll know that you did your best.
36. Mingle with your audience first if you can.
37. Dress like you. If you’re a southern redneck, don’t come out in a ball gown.
38. When something really cool and unexpected happens on stage, write it down. Work it into your act.
39. Think of how radically different the world would be if our every decision was made thinking of someone else first.
40. Dream big.
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Most young people are more used to being penalised by insurers for being younger - motor insurers for instance regard younger drivers as a higher risk and therefore charge a higher premium.The biggest part of a travel insurance premium is medical cover, and in this case, younger people are a LOWER RISK because they are less likely to fall ill abroad and have to be flown home after expensive treatment.However, younger people will often not get cheaper travel insurance - the insurer may use the lower risk to subsidize the premiums of older travellers or family cover.At Hastings Direct Travel we give lower rates for younger travellers but offer the same high levels of cover.We specially provide our travel insurance is available with following options:
pays to add worth to your estimate, but never underestimate your worth. (It sounded better at home.)Most young people are more used to being penalised by insurers for being younger - motor insurers for instance regard younger drivers as a higher risk and therefore charge a higher premium.The biggest part of a travel insurance premium is medical cover, and in this case, younger people are a LOWER RISK because they are less likely to fall ill abroad and have to be flown home after expensive treatment.However, younger people will often not get cheaper travel insurance - the insurer may use the lower risk to subsidize the premiums of older travellers or family cover.At Hastings Direct Travel we give lower rates for younger travellers but offer the same high levels of cover.We specially provide our travel insurance is available with following options:
11. Never eat chili before a show.
12. Success is not what the world tells you it. You decide what success looks like to you.
13. Being comfortable on stage is everything.
14. You are performing from the minute you answer your phone and engage in a conversation right up until …well, it never stops…..you are always “on.”
15. Speak like you speak – talk to them, not at them.
16. When disruptions happen, acknowledge them. Don’t pretend that you aren’t aware the lights just went out. If you can make a joke about it, your audience will think you’re a genius.
17. Live and learn and always treat yourself as a work in progress.
18. Success is not a method, it’s an attitude.
19. Find a way to be the only one who does what you do.
20. Timing is everything – on stage and off.
21. If they see your passion for what you do, they will feel it too.
22. You are not a star to be admired. You are a vessel so that your gift may flow through you – remember that and serve others.
23. Praying helps.
24. If it doesn’t get a laugh, pretend like it wasn’t supposed to.
25. Remember that your audience wants you to do well. They aren’t waiting for you mess up. They are cheering you on.
26. You never know who is sitting in your audience.
27. Marketing is simply telling them you are here. Any way you know how.
28. Watch game film.
29. Never underestimate the value of a thank-you note.
30. Get a website.
31. 10% of your audience will hate you because they hate everybody. 10% will love you because they love everybody. 80% will reserve judgment. That’s the group you want to impress. Forget about the unhappy 10%. You’ll never change them.
32. Nothing will help your appearance more than spandex and a good pair of suck-me-in panties.
33. Nobody notices normal.
34. It’s okay if somebody doesn’t “get” what you do.
35. Be true to who you are and at the end of the day you’ll know that you did your best.
36. Mingle with your audience first if you can.
37. Dress like you. If you’re a southern redneck, don’t come out in a ball gown.
38. When something really cool and unexpected happens on stage, write it down. Work it into your act.
39. Think of how radically different the world would be if our every decision was made thinking of someone else first.
40. Dream big.
Understanding Hedge Funds
All investors are looking for the most time efficient ways to make the most money. For those individuals who have a bit of extra money to spend, hedge funds may be just the way to make money fast.The establishment of hedge funds date back to the late 1940s and were developed by Alfred Jones who was the father of unorthodox investment techniques.One of his most successful techniques was selling short stocks while buying long stocks. This is the basis for how a hedge fund operates. Due to the number of guidelines associated with Hedge Funds it requires much more money then normal stock vehicles.Hedge Funds guide investors in making a profit in high risk investments. Hedge Funds use technique called leverage. This is when the capital from a company's investors i
e a joke about it, your audience will think you’re a genius.All investors are looking for the most time efficient ways to make the most money. For those individuals who have a bit of extra money to spend, hedge funds may be just the way to make money fast.The establishment of hedge funds date back to the late 1940s and were developed by Alfred Jones who was the father of unorthodox investment techniques.One of his most successful techniques was selling short stocks while buying long stocks. This is the basis for how a hedge fund operates. Due to the number of guidelines associated with Hedge Funds it requires much more money then normal stock vehicles.Hedge Funds guide investors in making a profit in high risk investments. Hedge Funds use technique called leverage. This is when the capital from a company's investors i
17. Live and learn and always treat yourself as a work in progress.
18. Success is not a method, it’s an attitude.
19. Find a way to be the only one who does what you do.
20. Timing is everything – on stage and off.
21. If they see your passion for what you do, they will feel it too.
22. You are not a star to be admired. You are a vessel so that your gift may flow through you – remember that and serve others.
23. Praying helps.
24. If it doesn’t get a laugh, pretend like it wasn’t supposed to.
25. Remember that your audience wants you to do well. They aren’t waiting for you mess up. They are cheering you on.
26. You never know who is sitting in your audience.
27. Marketing is simply telling them you are here. Any way you know how.
28. Watch game film.
29. Never underestimate the value of a thank-you note.
30. Get a website.
31. 10% of your audience will hate you because they hate everybody. 10% will love you because they love everybody. 80% will reserve judgment. That’s the group you want to impress. Forget about the unhappy 10%. You’ll never change them.
32. Nothing will help your appearance more than spandex and a good pair of suck-me-in panties.
33. Nobody notices normal.
34. It’s okay if somebody doesn’t “get” what you do.
35. Be true to who you are and at the end of the day you’ll know that you did your best.
36. Mingle with your audience first if you can.
37. Dress like you. If you’re a southern redneck, don’t come out in a ball gown.
38. When something really cool and unexpected happens on stage, write it down. Work it into your act.
39. Think of how radically different the world would be if our every decision was made thinking of someone else first.
40. Dream big.
Article Traffic
Article traffic is my most effective method of developing genuinely good quality subscribers to my opt in email list. Article traffic of course is the method of driving traffic to your web site via the writing of articles, including a link to your squeeze page, and submitting those articles to the biggest article directories online in such a way that your web page goes to the top of the rankings in the search engines.Why is article traffic so effective for me? I think the biggest reason that article traffic is so effective for me is that article traffic is highly targeted traffic.Think about this. Some would say that natural search engine traffic is very high quality traffic. Actually, I agree. But what if you had a traffic source that is 33 times higher quality than
udience wants you to do well. They aren’t waiting for you mess up. They are cheering you on.Article traffic is my most effective method of developing genuinely good quality subscribers to my opt in email list. Article traffic of course is the method of driving traffic to your web site via the writing of articles, including a link to your squeeze page, and submitting those articles to the biggest article directories online in such a way that your web page goes to the top of the rankings in the search engines.Why is article traffic so effective for me? I think the biggest reason that article traffic is so effective for me is that article traffic is highly targeted traffic.Think about this. Some would say that natural search engine traffic is very high quality traffic. Actually, I agree. But what if you had a traffic source that is 33 times higher quality than
26. You never know who is sitting in your audience.
27. Marketing is simply telling them you are here. Any way you know how.
28. Watch game film.
29. Never underestimate the value of a thank-you note.
30. Get a website.
31. 10% of your audience will hate you because they hate everybody. 10% will love you because they love everybody. 80% will reserve judgment. That’s the group you want to impress. Forget about the unhappy 10%. You’ll never change them.
32. Nothing will help your appearance more than spandex and a good pair of suck-me-in panties.
33. Nobody notices normal.
34. It’s okay if somebody doesn’t “get” what you do.
35. Be true to who you are and at the end of the day you’ll know that you did your best.
36. Mingle with your audience first if you can.
37. Dress like you. If you’re a southern redneck, don’t come out in a ball gown.
38. When something really cool and unexpected happens on stage, write it down. Work it into your act.
39. Think of how radically different the world would be if our every decision was made thinking of someone else first.
40. Dream big.
How I Got My First Novel to Print
When I wrote my first novel, I was elated. It was in 1997, and I wrote it in under four months. I had always dreamed of writing a novel but always seemed to find excuses not to sit down and just write it. After a life-altering event, I re-evaluated my life and what I wanted to accomplish. One thing that I always wanted to do was write a novel. Actually, many novels. Becoming a writer when I retired was a long-held dream, but I was forced to reassess that long-term goal. I told myself, “If I don’t write the novel now, I may never write it. Life is too short to not follow my dreams.” That set in motion my dream of writing my first novel.I had some ideas for a novel, but one idea lingered in my mind for days after I made the decision to write the novel. I wanted to explore
than spandex and a good pair of suck-me-in panties.When I wrote my first novel, I was elated. It was in 1997, and I wrote it in under four months. I had always dreamed of writing a novel but always seemed to find excuses not to sit down and just write it. After a life-altering event, I re-evaluated my life and what I wanted to accomplish. One thing that I always wanted to do was write a novel. Actually, many novels. Becoming a writer when I retired was a long-held dream, but I was forced to reassess that long-term goal. I told myself, “If I don’t write the novel now, I may never write it. Life is too short to not follow my dreams.” That set in motion my dream of writing my first novel.I had some ideas for a novel, but one idea lingered in my mind for days after I made the decision to write the novel. I wanted to explore
33. Nobody notices normal.
34. It’s okay if somebody doesn’t “get” what you do.
35. Be true to who you are and at the end of the day you’ll know that you did your best.
36. Mingle with your audience first if you can.
37. Dress like you. If you’re a southern redneck, don’t come out in a ball gown.
38. When something really cool and unexpected happens on stage, write it down. Work it into your act.
39. Think of how radically different the world would be if our every decision was made thinking of someone else first.
40. Dream big. Think outside the box. Look at what everybody else is doing and do something radically different.
41. Smile. Smile when you’re talking to them on the phone. Smile when you walk on their property. Smile when you’re on stage and when you’re getting into your car to go home.
42. Every now and then take the job at the senior citizen for a chicken breast and a glass of sweet tea.
43. Don’t break the rules until you’ve learned them.
44. Learn it like a script, then practice telling it like you didn’t memorize it.
45. They may not remember what you made them think. But they will always remember how you made them feel.
46. Funny sells.
47. If they hire you for thirty minutes, talk for 29. Never ever ever think you have the right to go over your allotted time.
48. Your stories are never as interesting to somebody else as they are to you – get a second opinion.
49. Remember that not everyone can do what you do. That makes you valuable.
50. Don’t steal material. It’s just not nice.
51. The days are over of waiting for your big break. Make it happen.
52. Sometimes you get in front of the wrong crowd. Quit early.
53. Find ways that your material can relate to your audience – a universal theme – a common thread. You may not all share the same culture or background, but there are certain experiences that you do share - first love, getting spanked, relationships, etc.
54. Don’t get out of the race because you don’t think you can be the fastest. The world is big enough for all of us.
55. Remember the big picture.
56. Never try to copy somebody well known. If they want him, they’ll hire him.
57. You’ll get into trouble pretending like you know what stage right is.
58. You are here for a reason. Treat that honor with care.
59. Seek wisdom from those who are willing to give it. Surround yourself with people who know.
60. Other performers are not your enemy. They are your PR people, your support group, your advisors, and your cheerleaders.
61. It’s not talent that makes you rise to the top. There are plenty of talented performers waiting tables. The most successful aren’t the most talented – but the most persistent. The ones who keep getting back up.
62. Don’t leave your values at home.
63. You don’t have to figure everything out today.
64. There will always be someone telling you that you can’t do it.
65. Your client isn’t there to make you feel good about what you
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